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Justice of the Peace hack"or'h A"ch'1-
6asaPoIite Invitation Asking Him to
Ieave the County-An Editor Puts
atmself in Bad Light by His Own
Testimony.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-R. p. Hack
worth white }, a Justice OF the Peace OF
washington county, Tex, was recalled
nv the Texas investigation Committee to-
day and identified the following note re-
ceiyed by him through the mail:
BRENNAN, Dec. 25.
z. P. HdckaOort1;
sIR.-You have plenty OF time to get away
.tcsiing from this county Tor the last two
roars and are as mean and dangerous as any
II vonr crowd. We are determined 10 get rid
of YOU, and if you don't go, anu lhat soon, we
viii proceed 10 handle you as we think best.
W." p SECRETARY CITIZENS.
Carl Schuetze (whitea. Al years or age,
one of the memorialists, was sworn. he
10 nersonally Republican, but published
an independent German paper at bren-
bom and afterward in Galveston. de
iDtf Brerham on Dec. Is last. The wit
rsss was County Attorney from 1876 to
ONLY SPOKE ONCE.
He male only one speech during the
lssl campaign. He refused to take part
in il because he wished to devote himself
n his PAPER Threats were made during
tbe campaign by Judge Kirk against
Haekworth. They were to the effect that
Kirk would hold HackWorth to account
personally for anything he might say
during the campaign. The witness wrote
IN his paper about the habit OF Democratic
otfcials OF summoning class of jurors
VINO would not do justice to Republicans.
the anlipatby to him was due to the fact
thaL he had SHOWN up this and other OBJ
iectionable practices to the Germans. He
charged in the paper that the courts Of
thecOunty were run III the interest OF
lhe roNdy element. He described Ger
man balls at which American youths
with reyolvers created disturbances, for
which the courts afforded no redress.
Several Germans who affiliated with the
Democrats busted themselves in melting
The people AGAINST the witness.
SPECIMEN OF HIS WORK.
He read circular prepared by himself,
signed by the Republican Executive Com
mittee, defending and compIimenting
himself and bitterly assallIng a rival
| German newspaper and the 'otficers'
clique" OF the county, lie offered to read
other articles from his pen, but to save
| time the committee permitted him to
| summarize them for the most part. One,
entitled days of Terror" was read at
length. The witness had no written or
verbal order to leave town, but to every
man who lived there it was very evident
that the witness could not remain. IL
was told that it was evident he could not
live there, and that the Democrats would
kill him. Mr. Bryan offered to buy his
paper, offering 5000 or $500. The witness
price was 81 800 to 1000.
LEAVES THE COUNTY.
The witness knowing that his life was
not worth nickel lett that night. He
returned and closed up his business, and
moved his paper to Galveston. When
the train departed three shots were fired
/ into it ana "a rock was thrown into a WIN
dow. On cross-eXaminatlOn the witness
said no charges were made against him
in the rival German paper except that he
was man of bad character. The wit
ness LETT Galveston understanding that
men were after him to murder him. He
sold his paper to his creditors for 800 to
enable him to get away. The paper had
the largest circulation OF any in Wash
ngton county. The witness criticised
The Republican officials as well as the
Democrats. When he began his ex-
posures he had no idea that they would
nave partisan bearing.
THREATS BY WHOLESALE.
The witness knew of no Republican as
prominent as himself against whom
threats had not been made. The witness
had been looked upon as being the most
influential Republican in that county,
aud as working up'' the German element
"nlle Hackworth was working up the
'Olored element. They (the Democrats
wanted TO get the witness away, because
lley wanted TO control the Germans. The
witness himself made no claim of having
great influence among the Ger
mans. The witness did not
ake TO say anything against
lne national administration, but the rea-
son Wny the present condition OF things
u0n't exist previously was because the
marsnals and officers were Republicans,
anu irregularities were vigorously prose-
Iu'e1' To-day if a Republican was killed
washington county the guilty men
we're not punished. The witness was
candidate for County Judge against
Juuge hlrk at the last election, and was
iSeealed by 5S2 votes. He claimed that
3iOo votes IN his favor were unjustly
thrown out.
HACkW0RTH ON THE STAND.
9tephe A. Hackworth was sworn, He
10 years OF age and was born in Wash
us,on county. He is real estate agent.
oo.1. 90 lo'o ne was presiding Justice OF the
SoSSn!. T1e witness, Moore and
Svnuetze ,'an. three memOrialists). J. were the
1ho ACTIVE Republican participants in
ne, last county election. The
%bnhesS described the shooting OF
Iu1' 1e' colored men at Chapel
1ni precinct in 1884. No effort was
~ue Oy tue county officials to apprenend
perpetrators OF the outrage. So far as
SHew tha county grand Jury never
ia"o any investigation of the matter.
usual Republican majority in WASH
Etyh precinct was about 1.200. About
oioeK IN The evening of the last cleo
uSy Inc Witness heard that kilograms
ltae democratic leaders showed the
eIon mad gone Republican by unusu-
" isrge majorities.
KIRK SEEKING A FIGHT.
snort while afterward word came to
"nhess tnAt Judge Kirk was irving
HoVoke riot. lie went to the place
N J,a, ,ound MIX doing his best to provoke
AntiEvulIy win Moore. Kirk cursed him
ralsy ana told him TO come down the
hAn,' a. track ana he would settle his
DIM Inc witness told Kirk it was his
peaA as county Judge to preserve the
has bAS Ssu not TO provoke riot. Kirk had
couid us IN MS pocket and the witness
lrIends the outline of "a revolver. Kirk's
bands ~, we're standing around with their
bis hula thelr pistol pockets. Kirk had
the mo,,,%ers stationed around. so that
publicsns the fighting began the RE-
witnsss wSuld have been killed. The